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Jeff McIntire-Strasburg


Jeff McIntire-Strasburg is the founder and editor of sustainablog, a co-founder of Green Options Media, and a former writer at Treehugger.

Born and raised in the South (Florida and Louisiana), Jeff made his way out West in his early twenties to attend graduate school at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He has a Ph.D. in English, and spent 11 years in the classroom in positions ranging from graduate teaching assistant to assistant professor. After reading one too many freshman essays, he decided it was time for something new, and made a career switch into corporate writing and editing.

Jeff is married to Jan, and has three step-children. He has a dog, Zelda, and three cats. He currently lives in St. Louis, Missouri, in a big old drafty historical home built in 1904. When not working (ha!), he enjoys walking in Tower Grove Park, laying down on the couch with a good mystery novel (particularly James Lee Burke and Carl Hiaasen), working in his tiny little yard, and frittering away the hours in a local coffee shop.




Nov 2009

Green tech finds (11/5/09) 05 Nov 2009
Weather stripping our way to economic empowerment 04 Nov 2009
Harvard inks wind power deal 03 Nov 2009
Five organizations fighting food poverty with organic farming 02 Nov 2009



Oct 2009

Green tech finds (10/29/09) 29 Oct 2009
Princeton bike sharing program gets special delivery 28 Oct 2009
100% green electricity potential exists in thirty US states 27 Oct 2009
Urban environment: Timothy Beatley’s THE NATURE OF CITIES 26 Oct 2009
Green tech finds (10/22/09) 22 Oct 2009
Creative reuse: a “green” theatre is probably an old theatre… 21 Oct 2009
Planting hemp seeds on DEA front lawn gets farmers arrested 20 Oct 2009
Solar Decathlon: The Envelope, Please… 19 Oct 2009
Green tech finds (10/15/09) 15 Oct 2009
Green jobs: What if you don’t want to weatherize houses? 14 Oct 2009
College Sustainability Report Card: Who made the grade? 13 Oct 2009
Are we pissing away our water? 12 Oct 2009
Green tech finds (10/8/09) 08 Oct 2009
How to build business sustainability from your cubicle: Tim Sander’s Saving the World at Work 07 Oct 2009
Creative re-use: the Dominican University cistern 07 Oct 2009
Green theatre comes to Berkeley 05 Oct 2009
Green tech finds (10/1/09) 01 Oct 2009



Sep 2009

The Solar Decathlon is coming to DC 30 Sep 2009
Vote for climate justice: download a song 29 Sep 2009
Coastal treasures: 5 marine national parks 28 Sep 2009
Green tech finds (9/24/09) 24 Sep 2009
Coastal cities trying out paperless communication with residents 23 Sep 2009
What does 1 second of bottled water consumption look like? 22 Sep 2009
A CHEMICAL REACTION comes to the film festival circuit 21 Sep 2009
Green tech finds (9/17/09) 17 Sep 2009
Compatible carpooling 16 Sep 2009
Time for a global warming wake-up call? 15 Sep 2009
Fight climate change: eat more meat 14 Sep 2009
Green tech finds (9/11/09) 11 Sep 2009
Post-Labor day special: 5 organizations promoting a green collar economy 08 Sep 2009
Green tech finds (9/3/09) 03 Sep 2009
5 houses of worship using solar energy 02 Sep 2009
World’s first barge-based wetlands classroom launches in September 01 Sep 2009



Aug 2009

Wisconsin monastery may be greenest building in the US 31 Aug 2009
Green tech finds (8/27/09) 27 Aug 2009
Teddy Kennedy’s environmental legacy 26 Aug 2009
Project Green Search looking for the next green model 25 Aug 2009
Plastiki + Earthship = Landlord Independent 24 Aug 2009
Green tech finds (8/20/09) 20 Aug 2009
Las Vegas betting on green 19 Aug 2009
Green music festivals throw parties with a purpose 18 Aug 2009
Spices that kill 17 Aug 2009
Green tech finds (8/13/09) 13 Aug 2009
Building efficiency upgrades: the best-kept secret in Washington? 12 Aug 2009
Michelle Obama isn’t the only “first gardener” out there… 11 Aug 2009
Global warming and art: what a difference five years makes… 10 Aug 2009
Green tech finds (8/6/09) 06 Aug 2009
Chicago gets Carrotmobbed 05 Aug 2009
Fill your water bottle on the go: TapIt 04 Aug 2009
Can prison life be greener? The Sustainable Prisons Project thinks so… 03 Aug 2009



Jul 2009

Green tech finds (7/30/09) 30 Jul 2009
Cool green colleges: Princeton Review releases its “Green Honor Roll” 29 Jul 2009
The Saudi Arabia of cliches 28 Jul 2009
Green meets gay: Seattle’s OUT for Sustainability 27 Jul 2009
Congress takes another shot at No Child Left Inside 24 Jul 2009
Green tech finds (7/23/09) 23 Jul 2009
Bring efficiency home: save energy and money with easy changes around the house 22 Jul 2009
Looking for an environmental film festival? There’s probably one nearby… 20 Jul 2009
Green tech finds (7/17/09) 17 Jul 2009
FOOD, INC. gets a plug from fast food… really! 16 Jul 2009
Mayor Gavin Newsom announces sustainable, regional food policies 16 Jul 2009
ASU Art Museum explores sustainability definitions in Fall exhibitions 15 Jul 2009
How’s President Obama doing on his energy and efficiency promises? 13 Jul 2009
Green tech finds (7/10/09) 10 Jul 2009
Pope Benedict calls for sustainable business, development models 09 Jul 2009
The coolest colleges are going green 07 Jul 2009
Green tech finds (7/6/09) 06 Jul 2009
Independence (from oil) Day 02 Jul 2009
Waxman-Markey takes first step towards a cleaner, more efficient energy economy 02 Jul 2009
Food, Inc.: A gut-wrenching revelation of what’s really on your plate 01 Jul 2009



Jun 2009

Toronto’s green roofs mandate: the right approach? 29 Jun 2009
Green blogs unite to ask “Brother/Sister, can you spare $1?” 26 Jun 2009
Green tech finds (6/25/09) 25 Jun 2009
Yellowstone hotel gift shop educates shoppers on global warming, product footprints 24 Jun 2009
Staten Island’s Fresh Kills landfill undergoing transformation into park 24 Jun 2009
European Union leaders thank activists for pressure on global warming 23 Jun 2009
Chilean wines going green 22 Jun 2009
5 US towns seeking energy independence with renewable resources 19 Jun 2009
Green tech finds (6/18/09) 18 Jun 2009
Want to know the lifecycle of your clothes? Track & Trace it 18 Jun 2009
Reclaimed industrial facilities: Germany’s Duisburg-Nord Landscape Park 16 Jun 2009
Solar hot water, biogas raise living standards in Cairo’s “Garbage City” 15 Jun 2009
Green tech finds (6/12/09) 12 Jun 2009
Summer activities for the green at heart: sustainable agriculture tours 11 Jun 2009
Want to green your workplace? Danny Seo shows you how… 11 Jun 2009
Guerrilla community activism: create your own green space on Park(ing) Day 09 Jun 2009
Bottled water: can it ever be green? 08 Jun 2009
Green tech finds (6/5/09) 05 Jun 2009
David de Rothschild’s Adventure Ecology hosts SMART Art competition 04 Jun 2009
Natalie Imbruglia on water conservation 03 Jun 2009
Katy Trail: the High Line’s country cousin 02 Jun 2009
Five critical questions to ask before installing that home wind turbine 01 Jun 2009



May 2009

Green tech finds (5/28/09) 28 May 2009
Do solar panels belong on historic buildings? 27 May 2009
Islamic creation care: Muslim approaches to environmental protection 26 May 2009
Green tech finds (5/21/09) 21 May 2009
Twenty social enterprises tackling sustainability in the developing world 20 May 2009
Sustainable design: Nature Conservancy launches Design for a Living World 19 May 2009
Jayhawk engineering students transforming Volkswagen Bug into eco car 18 May 2009
Green tech finds (5/14/09) 14 May 2009
5 innovative non-profits making bicycling (and bikes) more accessible 13 May 2009
Story of Stuff called “anti-capitalist” 12 May 2009
American Idol meets organic food 11 May 2009
Green tech finds (5/7/09) 07 May 2009
Trial lawyers go green: Florida “living building” nears first anniversary 06 May 2009
Bike to work for health, savings, and cleaner air 05 May 2009
Greensburg, Kansas celebrates “Better, Stronger, Greener” on second anniversary of tornado 04 May 2009



Apr 2009

Sell your energy savings? 30 Apr 2009
Teenaged video artists tackle recycling 29 Apr 2009
Growing tomatoes in your apartment 28 Apr 2009
Michigan universities launch online tools for planners, activists, citizens 27 Apr 2009
Earth Week celebration: green wine 23 Apr 2009
Earth Day Design: the RainXchange rainwater harvesting system 22 Apr 2009
Earth Day TV: Simran Sethi on Oprah Tomorrow 21 Apr 2009
Earth Week Entertainment: “Swimming with the Polar Bears” 20 Apr 2009
Water (Re)Imagined: H.2O 16 Apr 2009
Rock It Green: 3 musical acts with an environmental message 14 Apr 2009
Project P.U.M.A: a greener solution for urban mobility? 09 Apr 2009
Enter Sandman: simple filter could provide a safe water solution for millions 08 Apr 2009
What a long, strange trip: lifecycle assessment 02 Apr 2009



Mar 2009

Five Tools for Tracking (and Lowering) Your Energy Use 31 Mar 2009